Category: Articles and papers
Leadership (Stanford Leading Innovation notes)
Bob Sutton: 4 keys to successful leadership considerations (Good boss, bad boss): Be in tune with your people Assertiveness Employ a ‘small wins’ strategy Have their backs Even the best leaders seem to have a ‘weird’ self obsession, even when viewed in a constructive way. They want to understand what it means to work … Continue Reading Leadership (Stanford Leading Innovation notes)
Routine vs. Creative work (Stanford Leading Innovation notes)
Bob Sutton: Simplified: Innovation = Creativity + Implementation Diego Rodriguez (IDEO) (to clients): What is your space for failing? (also, what are the acceptable forms of failure in your organisation?) Note. Rodriguez now prefers ‘accelerated learning’ to failing (or ‘rapid learning’ rather than ‘rapid failing’). Avoid a single ‘prototyping/ innovation room’ … Continue Reading Routine vs. Creative work (Stanford Leading Innovation notes)
The Future of Work and how Trump’s win shows how vital the arts and humanities are
THE FUTURE OF WORK Mithunkumar Ramalingam and Brian Bailey The second half of 2016 has seen a number of reports and papers suggesting emergent disruption of the structural composition of the Australian workforce, largely through a convergence of technologies that seem likely to drive the automation of work. What might … Continue Reading The Future of Work and how Trump’s win shows how vital the arts and humanities are
New study could be another nail in the coffin for the validity of student evaluations of teaching
via New study could be another nail in the coffin for the validity of student evaluations of teaching
95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
via 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel Vinsel spoke yesterday at the SOH Festival of Dangerous ideas. It was a slightly annoying session – I wanted to believe and disbelieve (in innovation) at the same time. In his talk, I felt Vinsel argued one-sidedly the dichotomy between ‘innovators’ and ‘maintainers’, without … Continue Reading 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
Australian workers must be ready to ride the technology wave, says StartupAUS
Making IoT Real With Intelligent Gateways – IoT@Intel
New Sensations. Innovation eras from modern history
What was the greatest era for innovation? A brief guided tour courtesy of the Bill Gates Newsletter and the New York Times
007. Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits
Put first things first Seek first to understand… Synergise Sharpen the saw Be proactive Begin with the end in mind Think Win Win
Making your mind up. How (Supposedly) Rational People Make Decisions
Again, courtesy of Farnham Street: How (Supposedly) Rational People Make Decisions
You got my number. Sharing personal data for good
Don’t stop me now. The innovator’s bookshelf
Come together, right now. Convergence 002
Adapted from a University Yammer post Held at UTS on Thursday 7 April, Convergence 002 was a good expo. The speakers were fine but not the main attraction, mostly talking to a theme of ‘Change is coming, the tech is here (really, this time)’. The usual players (Google, Samsung, HTC, … Continue Reading Come together, right now. Convergence 002
Free falling. Definitions for a precarious future
Precariat. def. A social class formed by people suffering from precarity, which is a condition of existence without predictability or security – such as caused by unemployment and underemployment as a consequence of technology-related job losses. The British economist Guy Standing has analysed the precariat as a new emerging social … Continue Reading Free falling. Definitions for a precarious future
Eve of destruction. Underestimating the risk of human extinction
Unthinkable as it may be, humanity, every last person, could someday be wiped from the face of the Earth. We have learned to worry about asteroids and supervolcanoes, but the more-likely scenario, according to Nick Bostrom, a professor of philosophy at Oxford, is that we humans will destroy ourselves. via … Continue Reading Eve of destruction. Underestimating the risk of human extinction
Ball of confusion. Navigating the new norm of disruption
Attributed to Ajay Bhatia, Chief Information Officer at Carsales.com.au, Navigating the new norm of disruption has been useful in helping think about what outlooks and behaviours are giving me grief working with some colleagues. I hadn’t realised how big a disconnect existed between two groups. It’s not important here who … Continue Reading Ball of confusion. Navigating the new norm of disruption
